Table 1 Inhibitors and facilitators for the socio-cultural component
From: Inhibitors and facilitators to the utilization of postpartum care in China: an integrative review
Inhibitors | Facilitators | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Individual level | Community level | Individual level | Community level |
Cultural • Saving face culture/feels shameful when seeking help [13] Domicile • Migrants without domicile [14] Socioeconomic status • Maternal occupation [14] Reproductive characteristics • Older husband’s age [18] • Older maternal age [20] | Legality • Unauthorised birth [21] Cultural • Traditional Chinese confinement [13] | Domicile • Domiciled resident [20, 22, 23] • Non-agricultural hukou/occupation [24, 25] • Partner is a local resident [26] Socioeconomic status • Socioeconomic status [27] • Maternal occupation [17, 26, 28] • Living with parents in-law [24] Reproductive characteristics • First child [24,25,26, 28,29,30] • Low birth weight [31] • Young maternal age [24, 30, 32] • Advanced maternal age [15,16,17, 25] • Vaginal delivery [32] • Giving birth in hospital [33] | Geographical influence • Geographical allocation (urban vs. rural) [18, 31, 34,35,36] Legality • Violated the one-child policy [14] • Authorized birth [25] Ethnics |